blowhard
noun
blow·hard
ˈblō-ˌhärd 
plural blowhards
: an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart, windbag
… was trapped in a hellish marriage to … a struttingly insensitive macho blowhard.—
Owen Gleiberman
Owen GleibermanBut he was seen by many in Congress as a blowhard, given to long-winded talks bristling with allusions to the Bible, ancient history, and the Constitution.—Thomas E. Ricks
Thomas E. RicksExamples of blowhard in a Sentence
a politician who is the stereotypical backslapping blowhard
a blowhard who always had to act like she was better than anyone else
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Members include a vicar with a lurid fantasy life, a clever and stifled housewife, a sorrowful retired accountant and a blowhard.
—New York Times, 3 May 2025
Managers remember people who consistently add strategic value, not just those who talk the most with the object of being heard as a blowhard.
—Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Maxim, 'The Legend of Ochi' (2025) Wielding shoddy armor and sword, Dafoe brings a goofy but tender spirit to a blowhard dad who leads a group of local boys to hunt and fear mythic (and adorable) creatures known as the Ochi.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Those other countries don’t seem to have the same proportion of crass blowhards in their political structure as the U.S.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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New York Times, 3 May 2025
Managers remember people who consistently add strategic value, not just those who talk the most with the object of being heard as a blowhard.
—Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Maxim, 'The Legend of Ochi' (2025) Wielding shoddy armor and sword, Dafoe brings a goofy but tender spirit to a blowhard dad who leads a group of local boys to hunt and fear mythic (and adorable) creatures known as the Ochi.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Those other countries don’t seem to have the same proportion of crass blowhards in their political structure as the U.S.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blowhard
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“Blowhard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowhard. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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